[LARTC] recommended iproute version? "ip rule show" netmask oddities

[LARTC] recommended iproute version? "ip rule show" netmask oddities

[Martin A. Brown]

Hello all,

I am having a problem with incorrect netmasks in the "ip rule show" output
on a 2.2 kernel.  Upgrading this machine to a newer kernel is not an
option for me just yet, but upgrading to a more recent iproute2 is an
option.

I'm now confident that this bug is from a (very) old version of iproute2.
I would like to choose the correct newer version for my kernel.

The newest version in the 2.2.4 release series is:

  iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss001007.tar.gz

The newest (and beta) versions in the 2.4.7 release series is:

  iproute2-2.4.7-now-ss010824.tar.gz
  iproute2-2.4.7-now-ss020116-try.tar.gz

Alexey's RELNOTES in iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss991023.tar.gz and following
include these remarks, which address exactly the bug I'm seeking to
squash.

[991023]
  No news, only several bugs are fixed.
  * Since ss990630 "ip rule list" printed wrong prefix length.
      Vladimir V. Ivanov <vlad@alis.tusur.ru>
  * "ip rule" parsed >INT_MAX values of metric incorrectly.
      Matthew G. Marsh <mgm@paktronix.com>

I'm concerned that I choose the correct iproute2 package for my kernel.
I'm also unclear about whether the "2.4" and "2.2" in the iproute2 package
name refers to the kernel series supported, or if this is simply
coincidence.

So, should I use iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss001007.tar.gz with my 2.2 kernel?

Thanks for any answers,

-Martin

-- 
Martin A. Brown --- SecurePipe, Inc. --- mabrown@securepipe.com

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